Perceived health risk effects on the adoption of 3G cell phones

Mihail Cocosila; Ofir Turel; Norm Archer; Yufei Yuan

Perceived health risk effects on the adoption of 3G cell phones

Mihail Cocosila
, Ofir Turel
, Norm Archer
, Yufei Yuan

Faculty of Business

McMaster University

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Published Conference contribution › peer-review

Abstract

The possible health hazards of cell phones are a controversial issue that is being debated in various literatures. This study reports on an empirical investigation of the effect of these hazards on the intention to use third generation (3G) cell phones. A model explicating the relationships between health risk perception and behavioural intention to use cell phones is developed and tested using structural equation modeling techniques. Furthermore, the moderating roles of several demographic variables are examined. To obtain variation in health risk perceptions, the study employs an experimental design in which two groups receive contradictory information from trusted sources on the possible health hazards of cell phones. Overall, this study integrates the perceived health risk concept into the technology acceptance literature.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Association for Information Systems - 12th Americas Conference On Information Systems, AMCIS 2006
Pages	2831-2840
Number of pages	10
Publication status	Published - 2006
Event	12th Americas Conference on Information Systems, AMCIS 2006 - Acapulco, Mexico Duration: 4 Aug 2006 → 6 Aug 2006

Publication series

Name	Association for Information Systems - 12th Americas Conference On Information Systems, AMCIS 2006
Volume	5

Conference

Conference	12th Americas Conference on Information Systems, AMCIS 2006
Country/Territory	Mexico
City	Acapulco
Period	4/08/06 → 6/08/06

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being

Keywords

Cell phones
Health
Human computer interaction
Mobile commerce
Perceived risk
Radiation hazard
Technology adoption

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Cocosila, M, Turel, O, Archer, N & Yuan, Y 2006, Perceived health risk effects on the adoption of 3G cell phones. in Association for Information Systems - 12th Americas Conference On Information Systems, AMCIS 2006. Association for Information Systems - 12th Americas Conference On Information Systems, AMCIS 2006, vol. 5, pp. 2831-2840, 12th Americas Conference on Information Systems, AMCIS 2006, Acapulco, Mexico, 4/08/06.

Perceived health risk effects on the adoption of 3G cell phones. / Cocosila, Mihail; Turel, Ofir; Archer, Norm et al.
Association for Information Systems - 12th Americas Conference On Information Systems, AMCIS 2006. 2006. p. 2831-2840 (Association for Information Systems - 12th Americas Conference On Information Systems, AMCIS 2006; Vol. 5).

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Published Conference contribution › peer-review

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